The cultivation of 'Tahiti' lime ( Citruslatifolia Tanaka) has acquired importance in Venezuela and in Monagas state, for ots
profitability. For this reason, the study was carried out with the objective of evaluating the growth, development the
physical-chemical characteristics of the fruit to determine the harvest time under savanna conditions of the Monagas state.
The experiment was established in a commercial plantation of lime, located at Tarragona, Cedeño municipality, Monagas
State. One hundred and twenty plants were selected and the flowering beginning date was registered, subsequently branches
were marked where anthesis occurred the same day. Seven days intervals after anthesis, fresh and dry weight, polar and
equatorial diameter of fruits, juice volume, titratable acidity, soluble solids, pH and days from anthesis to harvest were
determined. In 'Tahití' lime crop, fruit development followed a sigmoidal model from anthesis to maturity, characterized by
three periods: phase I from the style fall to the increment of fruit fresh and dry mass and diameter, phase II was
characterized by fast growth, phase III, when the increment in the fruit size decreased. The soluble solid content decreased
from the second phase, while pH and titratable acidity increased from this phase.